US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends up after Fed; Dow at record high

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended up on
Wednesday, with the Dow at a record high, after the U.S. Federal
Reserve renewed its pledge to keep interest rates near zero for
a "considerable time" and repeated its concerns about slack in
the labor market, standing firm against calls to overhaul its
policy statement.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial
average rose 24.95 points, or 0.15 percent, to 17,156.92,
the S&P 500 gained 2.6 points, or 0.13 percent, to
2,001.58 and the Nasdaq Composite added 9.43 points, or
0.21 percent, to 4,562.19.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)